Record Number: 9427
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 30 August 1817, from Genoa: 'Mr. Wishaw leaves to-morrow for Florence. I showed him a sketch of the beginning for "The Life of Lady Russell," which he much approved of [...] then during the evening he read to us the list of the MSS. of poor Horner, and some pieces of a journal of Lord Byron's in Switzerland, put down [italics]au coin de son etrange esprit[end italics].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:30 Aug 1817
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Genoa
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
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Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Draft Life of Lady Russell
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9427
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:3
Page:141
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 3, p. 141, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9427, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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